Toy



B. M. SIDLE July 15, 1941.

TOY

Filed June 10, 1940 ATTORNEYS WITNESS Patented July 15, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,249,670 TOY Bertha May Sidle, Des Moines, Iowa Application June 10, 1940, Serial No. 339,775

2 Claims.

The invention relates to a toy and more especially to a miniature football kicking device.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character wherein an image is susceptible of kicking a miniature football so that ball kicking activity may be had simulating those plays of a regular game of football and in this manner affording amusement and entertainment to the user of the toy as well as being instructive in the kicking operation of a football.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character wherein a miniature football can be held so that when the same is to be kicked it will be sent in a course under the kicking operation of an image, the kicking activity being effective in a novel manner.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, which is simple in its construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in operation, assuring amusement and entertainment to a user thereof, attractive in appearance, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevational partly broken away of the device constructed in accordance with the invention, the normal position of the device being indicated by full lines and other positions under kicking activity are indicated by dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a front elevation.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the holder for the miniature football, the latter being indicated by dotted lines.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates generally the entire device and involves a flat base 5 while rising from the latter at the proper location is an image 6, having appearance and being imitative of a football player properly attired. The image 6 has a leg portion 1 rigid and made fast to the base 5 while another leg portion '8 is swingable upon a pivot 9 arcuately.

The leg portion 8 has connected thereto an electric band 9, which is carried about a circular formation l0 created in the leg portion 8 and thence made fast at H to the body l2 of the image '6. Thus when the leg portion 8 is pulled in a rearward direction, it is placed under tension by the elastic band 9' so that when freed the said leg portion 8 will be caused to swing forwardly and upwardly for kicking activity.

Located in advance of the image 6 and anchored within thebase 5 is a wire holder l3 having a loop rest l4, horizontally disposed and opening in the direction of the image. This loop I4 is adapted to carry and support a miniature football [5 and to dispose the latter in the path of the arcuate swinging movement of the leg portion 8 so that the latter when active will effect the kicking of the said ball I5.

A variation of tension upon the leg portion 8 by the band 9' regulates the elevation of the ball l5 when kicked and also the distance traveled by such ball.

The body I2 ofthe image 6 is formed with a clearance 16 for the attaching end of the elastic band 9 and also the leg portion 8 is recessed at I! for the other attaching end of the said band. It is preferable to mount the band upon headed pins It so that such band can be readily replaced when the occasion requires.

When the ball I5 is kicked, the operator of the toy may catch the ball in flight if desirable.

What is claimed is: 1. A toy, comprising a base, a figure mounted on the base, a pivoted leg mounted on the figure v and having a rounded upper end forming the greater portion of "a circle and arranged concentric to the pivot of the leg, and an elastic band fastened to the body directly above the pivot and the opposite end thereof secured to the rounded portion directly below the pivot, whereby the leg may travel approximately degrees.

2. A toy, comprising a base, a figure mounted on the base, a pivoted leg mounted on the figure and having a rounded upper end continuing in a recess in the leg to a point directly below the pivot of the leg forming the greater portion of a circle concentric to the pivot of the leg, and an elastic band fastened to the body directly above the pivot and the opposite end thereof secured to the rounded portion within the recess directly below the pivot, whereby the leg may travel approximately one hundred and eighty degrees.

BERTHA MAY 'SIDLE. 

